RASHANE Joseph, 18, called “John Crow” was placed on $200,000 bail after he was charged with manslaughter.

Joseph is accused of killing his father, Collis Joseph, called “Underdog”, 42, of Spencer Street, Ithaca, West Bank Berbice, on August 16.

The teen made an appearance on Wednesday, August 19 at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court. On the day in question, the father and son had an argument over the use of a bicycle.

According to information received, for several years, the father and son would be involved in heated arguments which would turn physical from time to time. Last Sunday, however, the father saw his son at the shop where he had a juice and other items in his hand. He then went up to the boy and allegedly destroyed the items.

This resulted in an argument between the two, with both threatening to end each other’s life.

Moments later, the father left and turned up at his son’s home, armed with a cutlass. During the confrontation between the father and son, the father threw his cutlass at his son which missed him and ended up in a trench.

Roshane on the other hand, pelted his cutlass towards his father which struck him in the region of his chest. The older Joseph fell to the ground and was then picked up and taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he died.

The son then ran from the scene but was later arrested on the same day.